(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
goalkeeper
goalkeeper
noun
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
goalkeepers
goalkeepers
noun
plural of goalkeeper
grapelike
grapelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a grape.
grapestalk
kinematographical
kinematographical
adj
cinematographical
kinematographically
klydonograph
klydonograph
noun
A device that makes a photographic record of a voltage surge
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
marlingspike
nonsparkling
nonsparkling
adj
Not sparkling; uncarbonated.
outsparkling
outsparkling
verb
present participle of outsparkle
paligorskite
parbuckling
parbuckling
verb
present participle of parbuckle
partridgelike
partridgelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
pelargikon
pilgarlicky
prankingly
prankingly
adv
(archaic) With showy display or adornment.
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preblockading
skiagraphical
skiagraphical
adj
Alternative form of sciagraphical
skiagraphically
skiagraphically
adv
Alternative form of sciagraphically
sparkingly
sparkingly
adv
With or by sparks.
sparkling
sparkling
adj
(figurative) Brilliant and vivacious.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
noun
A sparkling wine.
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
verb
present participle and gerund of sparkle
sparklingly
sparklingly
adv
In a sparkling way.
sparklingness
sparklingness
noun
The quality of being sparkling.
sparkplug
sparkplug
noun
Alternative form of spark plug
verb
(transitive) To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour).
sparkplugged
sparkplugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sparkplug
